5 things NOBODY tells you when QUITTING WEED
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Ready to embark on a transformative journey to quit smoking weed or guide someone else through it? Dive into our in-depth video where we unpack 🌿5 Essential Steps to Successfully Stop Smoking Weed🌿. From understanding the dangers of sudden cessation and gauging if you're overindulging, to navigating the maze of withdrawal symptoms and discovering engaging alternatives - we've got you covered. Plus, tap into expert resources and fuel your motivation for a healthier you. If you're set on a weed-free path or aiding someone else, these pivotal insights are a game-changer. Your guide to a more empowered and weed-free life starts here!
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Hey if you liked this video make sure to check out the first video I did on this topic!
I Quit Smoking Weed. How I Feel After 3 Months of Sobriety
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108 days No Alcohol
Team Jesus winning 🥇
I feel about 10 years younger already 🏆
Well done 👏🏽 Congratulations 🥳🤍 I’m proud of you, you got this🙏🏽
Congratulations! Respect!
I recently got off weed...40 plus years smoking chronically at times....I haven't been this happy in a long time. I sleep like a rock.
I have been smoking weed for 40 years almost everyday and I just quit cold turkey 2 weeks ago. Everything you have said is not happening to me. My sleep is fine and no other things have happened to me. The only thing I feel is my mind is clear and I feel great. I am 60 years old.
Well the withdrawals probably would’ve killed you buddy
I can't imagine not smoking.🤣.
Maybe I need to quit just to keep an eye on my heavenly garden.
yes
I quit after 39 years, 1 month now. mind got clearer, working out harder, sleep is unaffected, lungs is better, not lazy anymore. Not much difference.
Good to know, Edward! Thank you!
What helps me is to get busy and replace all thoughts about it. George Carlin said weed is a treatment and it will let you know when your treatment is done. I believe this to be true.
I celebrated my 1year anniversary this Christmas day being weed free, I prayed about quitting, it had been 34years, Christmas day a year ago I woke up & just didn't want weed any more, till this day I'm still not interested at all. I thank God for removing this addiction from my life. (I became a better mum & found a passion in floral arrangements. ) Amen 🦋
I see you made this post a year ago, but wanted to let you know I found encouragement in your comments. Praying I can quit as well. It's proving to be quite difficult. 😅 And they say weed isn't addictive.... wrong. Be blessed!
@SuthrnRed and I thank God I'm still free Amen. 🌺 you can do it!
Trick from me. I was a regular smoker. Old Hippe 70yrs and been smoking the good stuff. I actually purchased a goldendoodle mid size dog. Told my wife could not afford dog that needed training by me pluse expensive up keep and food and treats. Daisy my dog takes up a lot of time and love. She has made her first trip in mountains with me trout fishing and she did great. Daisy is 10montths old and learning fast. This dog worked a mirical on me!!! Peace Out and Love MMLZZZ
Thanks for making this! I think your fifth point could be a little more nuanced. When I quit, unresolved trauma wasn't an issue even though I had totally started smoking more heavily after some bad stuff had happened. Weed was my coping mechanism, but I didn't avoid my feelings. When I was high, I was fully submerged in those feelings and coming to terms with life events. What I did have to do after I quit was create goals and a plan to achieve them. I had to figure out how to move on. I see a lot of people on the /leaves subreddit complain that their lives haven't improved after quitting. For me, quitting was the only way I could start building the life I wanted, but it took lots of work. That may be unresolved trauma, that may be coping with triggers like anxiety, loneliness or boredom in a different way (in your case, exercise), or that may be something else completely. But quitting doesn't necessarily improve life right away - for me, it made space for me to grow and put the work in.
I could not agree more. You are right and that is a much more nuanced way of wording it. That is how I think about it for myself too. It gave me the space to deal with the trauma and things I was using weed to cope with. Thank you for your thoughtful comment!
People don't realize that pot is a real addiction.
I think part of the reason is because we’ve been lied to for so long about how it’s as dangerous as heroin which it obviously is not, thus we take all the warnings less seriously.
It really can mess up your life if you’re not careful. That being said between weed and alcohol I would say weed is a better drug to be addicted to because it is probably easier to quit than alcohol once you’re deeply entrenched. Not that either are good to be addicted to 😂
I agree it is a real addiction. I personally don't do it. But I have seen it in friends I care about.
I think you're blowing up cuz so many of us are thinking about quitting.
One reason I'm thinking about it is something happened a few years ago and I stopped being able to remember my dreams. I wanna quit and see if I'm able to remember again.
Saliva and ship's? What the hell is that? Nobody can respond to your comments - YT just deletes them.
I smoked daily for 35 years. Stopped 4 months ago. It is all in your mind. You must occupy your thoughts when you have down time. The withdrawal symptoms on your anatomy wither away pretty quickly. But it is the mind that is the biggest challenge. So just keep yourself busy.
your right, its over in under 4 days, maybe a week of wonky sleep then your fine.
its all in your mind, this dude is a millenial, they all sound like this, pseudo know it alls who havent even lived yet.
~No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but later yields a harvest of righteousness and peace for those trained by it.
I quit about 25 years ago. I was pretty chronic in my younger years. I smoked around the clock. I wouldn't say it was easy, but part of the reason I was able to walk away from it was that I walked away from all the people I smoked with routinely. About a decade later, I stopped drinking too. I'm happy with the changes I chose to make. I'm definitely a better, more fulfilled, and more peaceful person now, than I ever was back then.
Your fifth point is a good one too. Ignoring trauma has a way of coming back and haunting you in unexpected ways. The obstacle is the way. Get help and tackle it head on. Don't run away form things, work towards a goal.
Agreed. Gotta face those issues head on!
This is coming at the perfect time for me. I’ve been smoking every single day basically since I got to college and whenever I could in high school. I realize now if you were to do that with drinking, I’d be a severe severe alcoholic. It’s so strange how people perceive weed like you’re not literally doing drugs every day and thinking it’s not a problem. Combine that with vaping every day and my lungs are probably in the gutter. Before I left college this semester I started to tell my friends that I don’t think I’m gonna smoke next semester and I’m a person who is very all or nothing so the plan is to just give it one semester and go from there. I don’t plan on never smoking again but there are detriments that I’ve realized are unacceptable. You said weed makes you complacent and I couldn’t agree more. I feel like I’ve really stagnated in life because I don’t care about the issues my brain thinks of and I just forget about them. I don’t deal with my issues but just push them off to when I’m not high but if I get high every night when am I actually dealing with them. Add on how groggy I feel after smoking then coming down and I can’t imagine how my “not high” part of my life has been affected. To say it’s unaffected would be such a preposterous claim, and there’s no way that it made me more productive, conscientious or able to formulate complex thought. I know myself and when I smoke it’s impossible for me to get things done bc I feel it really awakens my ADD so how does that affect me during non high times. I really feel I have no idea the benefits that are incoming to me and I’m so excited to actually start progressing my life. I am a junior in college and this is really such a pivotal time in my life and it’s time I take control of my actions and put in the “work” that everyone successful talks about. I hope that my story inspires you if nothing else to look at your own habits (weed or other) and just reevaluate what your doing and ask yourself “Is this a positive thing for me?” This isn’t to put down smoking, I absolutely love it. The social aspect are some of my favorite memories and I’ve made so many friends because we smoked together but I just have to face the reality of weed not being good for me in the long and short term. I wish y’all and myself all the best.
-Brad
salute bro, may the most high guide your path,, with no pun intended 🤦🏽♀️😆 today marks the day that I'm ready to make the plunge too after 20 years & only U know when it's your time🙏🏿 to all on a journey we got dis
as I put my blunt down,
na literally 💪🏾-🧢
@@adub536 we got this
@@adub536 I am weed free a month after 40 yrs on and off. It was not all easy but definitely worth the effort. Much less anxiety in my life, and my brain ability much faster. All I can say if you are studying ...life will be easier, you will retain information and learn soooo much faster.
I quit smoking 4 months ago. I had insomnia for the first 3 days. I also became kind of psychotic and irritated for the first month. What helped me get the weed out of my system was drinking lots of homemade ginger tea and detox foot patches. I'm feeling a lot better now and don't miss smoking at all, although I do have some weird dreams where I get high again but that's because I smoked nonstop for almost 2 years.
I have smoked weed since age 16. I will be 65 in a couple of months. These past 6 years, I have smoked chronically and heavily. I wake up with a joint in my mouth and go to sleep stoned. I agree with number 1. Healthy replacement. 2. Agree big time. No weed? No sleep. AND the dreams! Wow. 3. I don't know yet. Haven't tried to quit. 4. I don't have ANY friends- all dead, gone, in prison, or religious. So, I care not about #4. 5. Weed "blankets" pain. Very little physically, a little better mentally. Yes, life becomes life again after weed but, you WILL be alright if you have even a little intelligence and CARE about yourself. Overall? I agree with you bro. Thing is? (here come my excuses) I am older- almost 65- have no one in my life, retired and broke. I only have Cannabis and 2 dogs to keep me sane. I lived in a LEGAL Cannabis state and grow alot in my backyard so, expense is not a matter for me. What to do? Poor, poor me. (lol)
Massachusetts moderation
Number 5 is absolutely true. It's as if you go back in time. I've never heard anyone mention it.
I have smoked weed for over 30yrs, I used it to help me escape my true feelings and to escape my life but all it really does is put things off you really need to do in your life, I'm not proud of it either, I've missed out on so much because it just numbed my brain to a point where things that would bother me didn't anymore, I have now been off of it for 7wks and things are getting much clearer now, I know I have not beat it yet and I still have a long road to go upon but it's helped me make decisions which I should of done many years ago, anyhow I could go on and on but maybe another day, to whoever reads this, thank you for taking time out of your precious life ( of which it is, so do not waste it on weed ) to read this, it is appreciated
Thanks for sharing
Can I also mention that when I sleep, I can’t stop sleeping. My sleep is back and it’s literally better than ever before. Again, thank you brother, I appreciate this video.
I want this back so bad
@@bengalboypaco3140 you will get it back. Well I’m in the military now so I sleep soundly most nights just from hard work days but you will get it back.
I quit 4 months ago & from that I cut out all processed food dairy & meat - I juice everyday - mostly plant based diet - I really love been weed free
Bruh i thought you had like 500k subs. Glad someone finally did a video on this
I'm on day 11 and I've been binging these type of videos. This one definitely resonated better than most.
how are you now? im going through horrible insomnia and im worried it will never end
I smoked a lot of weed back in the day. When I was married, I smoked only the best, too! My musician husband at the time had good connections, and bought only the best. After our divorce, I smoked what I could get. Then, I finally quit.
after smoking for 25 years I got pretty addicted I was smoking all day first thing in the morning and I would continue even at work, I would smoke the strongest stuff available I would get from BC from live resin to hash and that really expensive indica stuff, I was able to quit in my late 30s but I couldn't have done it on my own, I actually prayed and God answered my prayer I threw out all my stuff I had a bunch on weed and hash and vapes and stuff threw all that in the garbage and I haven't smoked for 2 years now, I still find that it smells good but I don't fell the need no more as oppose as before I couldn't function without.
Though i never smoked weed i watched all of your video. You're good man. Keep making videos like that (or whatever you like) . It will be nice to see your channel grow. 🤙
Thanks for watching! I’m excited to make all sorts of stuff beyond just my weed quitting journey! 2023 should be a good year 😊
Huge kudos to all quitting.
You will learn new skills and reclaim your awesome.
Also, current weed is synthetic gmo.... even worse for the nervous system and spirit.
💗💗
I got into drinking pretty heavy to help me sleep a couple years ago until I finally decided my body had enough but then I picked up smoking weed and ended up laid off permanently and working in the cannibis industry where I'm given more free samples than I can smoke alone. It's been about a year now. I did stop for a couple months up before working with cannibis. I'm in my 50's. Everyone is waking up. I completely understand why you did so. I've been spending much of my time going inward when I smoke. I also am realizing the same things you are too. I'm not quite there yet but appreciate you sharing your experience with us and letting it go.
The dreams! Yes! I remember in high school I had the most vivid dreams in color and I remembered everything! I thought it was alcohol that made me not remember my dreams but it was the weed. When I don't smoke weed my dreams are so vivid and I can understand the messages from my highest self over the course of four or five dreams. It's amazing and so beautiful. It's such a blessing I miss weed and I miss the perception of perspective that it put me in however I realize that perspective is one that I hold all the time, when I remembered to
Yes. Weed can open the door to perception but is not necessary to leave the door open. That perspective is crafted all on our own once the veil has been lifted for the first time.
Meditate, you can trigger the dopamine yourself eventually.
love this free therapy right here startng my journey today. best of luck to your channel .
3:56 for me I’m 22 been smoking since I was 17 for so long I had been lying to myself saying that I would only use it to help me sleep because without it my anxiety would reach through the roof. But the truth is, I was numbing a lot of the trauma I been through in my life, and towards the end of me smoking, the last couple weeks leading up to me quitting whenever I’d get high I’d feel my spiritual self pick on me saying things like “what the fuck are you doing?” “Are you really Fuckin serious you say you wanna be a better man, but you’re wasting your life on this shit” “You want to lose weight but constantly keep repeating cycles of Numbing the pain” and it took that to help me quit, for me though I didn’t just quit Weed, I quit Weed,Alcohol,Soda, any unhealthy foods in my life, I wasn’t much of a drinker I’d drink once a week or two but it still was a habit of mine I was trying to kick so bad because when I’d drink I’d drink til I blacked out so I couldn’t cope with the pain in my heart. But anyways I decided it was time for me to start grinding and getting on top. Again, and me doing that meant I knew I’d have to distance myself from the people in my life. The friends in my life are literally generational curses live in the making, I literally witness it and my higher self can see it in them. I see it start with their parents drinking so heavily every night some of them even doing ❄️. Then from there the children whom are all in their late 20’s are all drinking one by one, the oldest brother drinks with his son who’s only 18, the second brother, drinks 6-9 tall cans a day of beer, the sister is literally a closet drinker hiding bottles of rum in her closet. For me I was around them cause they were a friend of a friend, and it was nothing against them because they’re all nice people they’d give the shirt of their backs for you, but it’s so much negativity in it so I decided for my own sake I’d pull back. I’m saying all this humbly as a 22 year old. But I just wanna say thank you cause this video literally described my view I have right now being off of weed for 3 weeks already
Props dude. Thanks for sharing
Congratulations on the decisions, my friend!
How do you feel now?
Do you still feel like going back?
What do you do when the set and setting is perfect for weed at that time of the day?
Great video! I would like to add that taking self-sabotage courses helped a LOT with all forms of addiction.
I'm 70 years old and smoked weed since 17 years old. With the help of Almighty God, I have quit for good, this I know with every fiber of my being. Weed has had a major influence in making my life a living hell. I wish that I had never even heard of weed.
I had my first dream last night in a long time I have been excited all day.
You posted this the day I decided to quit. I am glad it came across my feed. So far am doing ok.
Happy New Year
Thank you for this.. seriously. I smoked pot heavily for 2 years straight.. I was dependent. I’m now 10 days clean and my goodness do I feel amazing!! I’ve ran 8 miles everyday for the past 4 days like I used to in highschool!! Also, like how you mentioned the Psychs. I have 2 solid L$D gel tabs to be taken. Awesome video man thank you!!!!
I grew up a run of the mill binge drinker and then dabbled in weed for about a year at Uni (some 15 years ago). I’ve had it on and off for several years but quite rarely.
However, two years ago I suffered a traumatic relationship end and I took the decision to quit drinking and I’ve now been sober for 18 months. However, I replaced this with weed on and off. This has been a growing habit for about a year now and I’ve just had two weeks off over Xmas where I have been smoking it everyday and I’m sat here now wrecked.
I have a cold, chest infection, anxiety and my diet has gone to shit. I’ve been waking up later and later every day. I’m on anti depressants now and I’m not saying the weed caused it but it won’t be helping.
I have to give it up. Didn’t have any tonight but I’m expecting a rough sleep
Proud of you for kicking the alcohol! Not an easy thing to do. If you feel that weed is no longer serving you then definitely give it up. I'm sure there are a number of other factors that have gotten you to where you're at now but just know that you are good enough as you are and if you want to improve make sure it comes from a place of self love, not a feeling of inadequacy.
Love and appreciate your transparency through this whole video
Solid video and advice. Trying to quit for the 3rd time. Filling my life up with something else has been the missing link.
You're 100% right about the unresolved trauma. Shit hit me like a truck, already scheduled a therapist.
Wait... you guys are seeing therapist? I have been sober for about 2 weeks and counting or not, cause I am not do weed one more day untail I decided to do it again. I do have strange dreams, like 2 night b4 I dream of me not falling asleep and getting angry at my self and realize I wake up feeling really angry. How does a therapist help you? never been to one before.
@@mtuz8356 damn, sounds a lot like I am reading my own story. But I am 22. Still feel like I am 15. All my old mates are on the other surface of the Earth. The skills I have now is skills I have when I was 15. Didn't learn a new thing since. Now I have to deal with language barriers and shit. On top of that I got addicted to weed and nic(not alcohol yet).
I can’t express in here how happy I am for you. I have 8 nephews all with good lives but one. He started smoking when he was 13 y.o. He is in his 50’s now and homeless. There is nothing you can do to help him since he will forget after a few hours. He is a broken record. 😢 besides he got other health issues that will probably kill him or others that will get in contact with him.
Brother you are doing something good.
I'm honoured to be one of the first 900 subscribers. Production on point. 😋
Yeah.... I go months and months and months without smoking weed, and never felt the need to "replace" it with anything... If you're already busy as hell, you don't need to find things to do!
What a timely video for me. This is my first full day without smoking. This just popped up on my newsfeed. I smoked for lupus and spinal disease pain nightly for about two-and a half years. This is probably my sixth time trying to quit. You don't get relief for pain from disease from the doctor anymore so this was a great help. Now I have no relief at all. I hope it gets better.
Would CBD work for you, it helps reduce inflammation and such without the high?
@@moonbeam385 I've tried several but didn't know what to look for so I guessed and I got no relief. My daughter told me yesterday what to look for so I'm going to try that. Thanks for the suggestion. It was a good one I didn't even think of til I told my daughter I quit smoking. Happy New Year!
Matt’s dad here. Chronic in my youth. Quit alcohol entering midlife. Best thing I ever did. Even led to the love of my life.
Hurt my back a variety of ways & I live in a legal state now. Green is a better solution than alcohol for back pain.
No one has ever thought I have a complacent nature, even when supposedly mellow.
I try not to judge others for what they feel that they need to do to navigate life. But I don’t intend to ever drink again.
I envy the people who can sip whiskey or nurse a beer. But drinking while your life isn’t outstanding is usually a ticket to further downers in multiple ways.
Side note. Gang violence in NYC in the mid 20th century decreased significantly after weed became popular.
-Matt’s dad
I'm on day 6 after trying multiple times and being a daily smoker for 5+ yrs, alot of emotions are coming to the surface, it's not easy but at least I can work on it now.. Thanks alot for your videos 🙏
@@coldspell8676 I get that ur trying to bring others down bc ur not in a good place but it's okay bro you'll get there someday 🙏
Honestly been sober for almost a year and a half (weed). Started picking up alcohol immediately after getting clean. When I use to smoke pot I always praised pot and still do but, I always dissed alcohol and would drink once a year if I felt up to it. I always hated the way alcohol made me feel during and after (hangover). Now I drink to the point where I would typically get high except I make sure im not going to have to drive anywhere and im inside for the night. If you have no reason to quit I personally wouldn't. Had to get clean for a job and grew up in a sense but I still wish my fiance and I could smoke like we use too. We smoked for about 5 years straight from wake up to bedtime. Neither of us had sleep issues after quitting or a sudden urge to smoke except the first 2 to 3 days. I think it's more of a mind game in sense because I always thought of quitting and knew I needed to someday in the near future to be successful and get a decent paying job. But when the time comes and you know you need to pass a drug test the gears start to turn where you're more focused on passing and getting clean to have a good future instead of "quitting because of an addiction" In a sense I do remember having sleep problems but it took about an hour longer to fall asleep but it was the type of problem you had when it was your first day back to school or first day in highschool.
Yeah I’ve always avoided alcohol so for me I never considered substituting it but I can see how that would be detrimental. Between the two substances weed is less harmful for sure. For me weed was my vice so that’s why I had to quit. I have zero regrets though. It’s been all positive for me
Really interesting that I stumbled across this video considering today marks the 31st day I've stayed sober from weed and alcohol. I decided at the end of November that I wanted to do a dry December as kind of a experiment to see if there is more positive benefits to quitting weed for a whole month than there is from using it. And I completely agree that I feel a lot more focused, present, and productive than I did when I was smoking throughout the day. And it's interesting to me how much more vivid, bizarre, and even scary some of my dreams have become. Before I quit I would rarely dream; and even if I did I would vaguely recall the details. Now it's like I can remember the majority of my dreams and their details. Now that it's New Year's Eve I was going to reward myself for staying sober by smoking and drinking a little bit with friends, (I know that seems kind of counterintuitive), but if I find that I prefer the way I feel sober than high from this experience I'll definitely try to significantly reduce my usage of it going into 2023... Or maybe I'll try to remain completely sober. But after smoking on a regular basis for about a decade, I can honestly say that if you were to tell me 3 months ago that at the end of 2022 I'm going to prefer living my life without the need for weed I would've laughed in your face. Amazing what our brains are capable of by sticking to a strict regime. I also work out A LOT now too, about 5-6x a week and have been in the best shape of my life.
Congratulations on a month! Yes sober mindset is honestly great and it definitely helps with being more present. I would have laughed at the prospect of quitting weed at the beginning of 2022 for sure. You never know how much can change in a year
G'day champ... You're doing well. I'm 49 and I quit the wacky tobacky @ 31 and relate to what you're saying, keep up the great work 👍👍
You are absolutely spot on !
Thanks so much for verbalizing what I’ve been feeling. Keep ‘em coming, you’re an incredible human with great verbal skills.
Thank you so much! I got you! 😉 another video coming tomorrow
A little more than a month and so good to know about the sleep/dream difference! Thank you so much!
Thanks. Great timing
i salute everyone on this channel & yes sir you + at least 1 subscriber today,
if ironic how this came across my page today of all days when I've been thinking this for years I just don't know what I'm going to do 😂 without my best friend but when it's time u know it time to show myself I'm worth it & if no one else loves me I DO❤️
peace and love to all reading here today happy New Year stay safe
Great content! Keep 'em coming!
Your video quality is UNREAL
Thanks for making these videos , Im quitting today for a fresh 2023 . Happy new year and all the best for this journey 🥳
Thank you! You too!
I was your 500th subscriber 🥹 thank you for sharing your experience to help us on our journey! Sending love your way!
Idk which of you was the 500th but I appreciate you both. Thank you so much for watching and subscribing and helping me realize my dream! 🥹
Excellent and so true!
You're doing a great job! I found this super helpful ☀️
Thank you for this video❤❤❤
slappin me in the face with the facts
Hey doll, hope you had a merry! Great video! I've mentioned I'm medical but when I'm out, I'm out and these are amazing facts/helps. It def screws your sleep schedule! Great idea to replace it with a hobby or something positive. I also eat a lot less without it. You're doing great! Let's get you to 1K subs and 4K hours watch time!
Yes thank you! Let’s go!!
Thanks so much for the vid. Idk why but my friends don’t really speak on the psychological changes that come with quitting weed. They’ve done month long t breaks and didn’t really talk about the changes that happen with sleep, perspective, and emotions. I felt crazy when I stopped. It was like an identity crisis happened because I was so lost and dazed in my high world that when I finally came down from smoking at every chance I can get, I started to just be bombarded with unknown emotions and trauma based thoughts from the past. Didn’t really know just how much the weed was psychologically changing me. I mean I knew, but you don’t really “know” know until you take a break. I am the type who used weed at every moment as a crutch for anything emotional or anything relating to activities. Couldn’t hang out with people unless I was high. Couldn’t sleep without weed. Couldn’t eat. Couldn’t talk. Couldn’t do my hobbies. Couldn’t think. Like I would genuinely have to smoke to just start thinking. I thought it was good because of this, but it has its limits. You cant really just think you’re whole way to fixing and understanding your trauma and relying on weed to just have more complex thoughts makes you a retard while sober, and mediocre at best while high. You cant just think yourself to clarity, gotta take some action. Apparently I thought I could just sit around and smoke all day and count it as “healing”. Kinda dumb when I look back.
It’s still very mental
Every crutch is just that
If one feels or believes they CAN’T do something it’s completely untrue
That is just bullheadedness
I’m glad you realized you were lying to yourself acting and invoking or manifesting your reality verifying your thoughts to yourself
That’s all you did for aloooooong time
People need to take accountability for their own vices
It’s not I can’t do this or that
It’s I CHOOSE to think or believe this or that truth
You talked yourself into believing you couldn’t do without it you acted it you did a full manifestation of it all
But something in you changed
Your belief and thoughts changed your feelings about things changed and now what
@@tonyanaymik exactly. “Know what” thats how I feel every day. Kinda like im a different person. I still want to be able to have the occasional one ever month or once every few months with friends, but I also know myself and know that it could turn into another habit again, but I’ve also changed a lot, so maybe not? Very confusing, but I’ll just wait a bit more and see what happens.
Use hemp instead, temporarily. It works amazing. You can smoke, vape, or decarboxylate and put into capsules. It stops almost all withdrawals and moodiness.
“Diet weed” is always a good option to get people to ween off 😂 but eventually probably smart to stop that too as it will tease people into wanting to get high since it gives a similar vibe.
Very nice work , thank you
Thank you for the video, it helps w understanding the possible symptoms. It reminds me of "Allan Carr, the easy way to quit smoking" and the self fulfilled expectations one has re: possible symptoms
All the best to you all.
Goodmorning bro. Thanks for being real and sharing to help others
Good morning to you too! Any time! That's what this is all about!
i read in a youtube comment that weed is a psychedelic, the comment only talked about good aspects of trips, so ill kind of include bad trips as well. even still i totally believe it from a biological perspective. i used to use weed to help me sleep i was tired all the time and then wouldnt be able to fall asleep quickly, but i could only smoke at my homies on weekends. even still just thinking about being able to go to his place thursday or tuesday night and getting high for 2 days would help me sleep because i had the good thing to look forward to and the 2 amazing nights sleep. this is an anxiety based reaction, "why do i smoke weed to help me sleep if i smoke all day?" i would sit on the couch and think to myself instead of enjoying being high. my thoughts kept getting pulled into that direction or else ide have anxiety while i should be having the time of my week. i had to choose whether to enjoy it for the novelty alone or to just use it at night. i chose to start smoking all day because to this day i maintain homeostasis by never over doing it. i dont have side effects from stopping. i think acknowledging that weed isnt to be used as a tool if you dont really need it, and not leaving yourself vulnerable to ignoring anxiety, and opening yourself up to how you really feel whether you choose to carry on smoking or not is the true psychedelic nature of weed. people smoking nicotine typically have anxiety issues but are able to mask it more effectively. antidepressants mask effects just the same but same as overdoing your smoking it disrupts your brains homeostasis so much theyre not always applicable unless direly necessary. weed has a good component where at the end of your choice you either enjoy it more or you find deeper meaning within and come out better. now im moved out and not so tired anymore i can enjoy things ive always wanted to with weed and im able to recognize any minor changes in homeostasis to recognize and respond to my emotions
Good video!! Very helpful
Idk how I get this videos on my UA-cam home but thx u help me in the corrected moment I was thinking about quitting weed
That's what its all about! Take it as a sign haha
Just subscribed. Thanks for sharing this information. Have a great coming New Year. James J in Limerick city Ireland.
Great vid, bud. I'm on day 5 of quitting and sleeping is definitely hard. I saw your first video and really liked it. Thanks for sharing your experience :)
i think i'll start being weed free,
how are you now? im going through horrible insomnia and im worried it will never end
My insomnia lasted 10 days and now I sleep great! It was pretty easy sailing for me after that. And I smoked every day for 14 years. But I dont have other problems per se so it may not be the same for everyone. My dreams are very vivid too. That part is totally true.
Thank you for this!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Love you for stepping forward! Its the timing of new changes in ones personal health, so perfectly awesome time to quit.... much support now! These new cycles will be looked back upon as the precipice of great personal change for all people worldwide. Quitting weed is one BIGGIE for so many boomers. DO I QUIT, OR DO I SMOKE?
Ultimately smoking does effect your lungs if used on a daily basis for years. So lets all get healthy!
Just thinking here but.... if we all get out of the complacency loop, we may stand up for our country...lol
now that is waaay worth pursuing!!!!!
Take your Health Back!
Then take your country back!
God Speed
God Bless YOU
God Save the USA!
Hey bro, your channel just got recommended to me yesterday, and I just watched all of your videos. Strangely enough, I quit smoking recently as well. I know your on the right path, I love the knowledge you spread. Best of luck with your channel !
I only eat it, I think getting into smoking something isn’t a healthy habit. You will just get addicted to the act of smoking something. I can go without it for days, but eating an edible is a great way to wind down after a long day for me. I don’t recommend anyone to smoke weed. Just stick with edibles if you want to use it.
Sounds tasty 💫
i’ve been addicted to both and edibles are screwed for your brain, they stuff up your dopamine levels, sleeping patterns and appetite a lot more than regular smoking, it is way more tame to just inhale it and exhale, unless you’re doing dabs then you’re about as screwed as you would be eating edibles.
You're absolutely right. Smoking. The act of smoking. The reward is the extra money 8n your pocket. I didn't realize what a plus that was. Sleeping? Melatonin is the answer. Exercise is the only way for me.
The effect hits you much faster, and wanting to do it over and over again is like a monotonous task that cannot be stopped. Although I sincerely think I was depressed while smoking because I could not stop. Now, even after 10 days, I’ve felt great the past few.. WORKING OUT is the greatest therapy I could recommend anyone.
Just quit smoking and been having issues with sleep. I would NEVER have linked the two together. So glad I came across your channel. Keep it up!
Thank you for watching! Glad it could be useful to you! Good luck on your journey 😊
how are you now? im going through horrible insomnia and im worried it will never end
I love the back ground
That's awesome was that ur idea the architect?
Giving you a sub after seeing your other video first and now getting this recommendation. Couple weeks clean here, the dreams and sleep disruption were huge for me. I also dealt with not being hungry and being generally crabby about everything. It was a pain, but ultimately worth it. You're on your way to many more subscribers, nice clean concise videos, best of luck on your journey and your channel.
@Coldspell I'm 31, I started when I was around 14, I've smoked more in my life than most people will ever see. At a certain point, some things in life become less necessary in the pursuit of happiness. I don't know if I'm done for good, but taking a break has been great for my physical and mental health, as well as my wallet. I had a huge passion for it, it becomes almost part of your identity, that's part of what became the problem.
@Coldspell when people are trying to end an addiction it's fools like you who ruin lives. Do better.
I’m in the process of quitting right now, about a week and a half in. I don’t really have anyone in my life I can turn to for support on this kinda stuff, so in a way you feel like the friend talking to and supporting me as I go through some of the hard parts. Keep up the good content man, I really appreciate it.
That’s so nice to hear. Yes feel free to use this community as a support tool for your journey! I’ll make a follow up video in a few weeks when I get to 6 months. Be sure to check in on your progress on that video for me!
Never heard anyone bring front these truth. I never been a super heavy smoker maybe 3.5 a day max but gradually quitted. I was that smoker that enjoyed everything better high until it lost its novelty and realized everyday activities were losing it zest. Great job man!.
3.5g a day is a heavy smoker
Thank you for the good content 😊 Ppl are looking for healthy ways to recover from all the things we’ve been through. I personally turn to Jesus most of all, He’s the best! But He made us multi-dimensional. There’s a spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical level to everything having to do with us human beings, so we need to understand these levels.
~ But if we evaluated and judged ourselves honestly [recognizing our shortcomings and correcting our behavior], we would not be judged.~ 1 Corinthians 11:31 AMP
May God bless your journey & continue giving you strength to bless many, many others! 🦋
its not important !! dont quit !! relax ! chill ! but pass the damn thing !!!
I will support u
Ur blowing up. even I’m here.
Subbed great vid thanks
Subscribed!
Bro I remember my sleep so extremely well after smoking for 2 years, I can lucid dream like crazy and i for real think its because of the weed
But I know usually it’s the other way around
I have lived thousands of lives in my lucid dreaming time. Decades of lucid dreaming. I've fought an alien scourge while saving the planet from extinction. Many times.
I've created devices that open portals to demonic realms and then lead the charge of war to destroy them. I've had many wives/families I've loved and lost, and many children grown to become their ultimate potential or lost from sickness. I've traveled to the furthest reaches of the universe and played god in multiple universes. I've seen and done everything this dimension of lucid dreaming (lucid living) offers to a point where I'm exhausted and no longer care for it. My "real" life is exhausting as well, though, as I suffer from a collage of illnesses, which, now I have chosen not to dream again, are both mitigated by smoking pot.
It's a godsend as far as I'm concerned. I only use before bed since it turns off the dream switch and also the pain. Two birds, so to speak.
Good luck, brother.
Try getting in a sauna. Runners high is just heat stress
I'm glad I didn't go into eating weed brownies. I was under so much stress caused by people and my mental health was already fighting depression and these people was making it worse. I was already fighting hard to free myself from one addiction only to attempt to eat weed brownies to help with the stress and disrespect from these people. I got so fed up with the bullcrap because I was doing what I prayed to God on what I didn't want to do. Weed helped me not and the same bullcrap of these people was still In effect. If I had not said no that and even ended the relationship and moved out of the town I was in weed would have had me stuck and becoming comfortable in a place, town and environment that I was comfortable in anymore. My recovery of not using any illegal substances has been better more importantly leaving that environment gave me fresh air than staying their with or without drugs. I stay moving forward and not caring to go back to the environment wher I'm from because the fight of not drinking alot becomes harder with the thought of even going back and I'm not even a heavy drinker. It's amazing what a change of environment can do when you move away and are able to enjoy the litte harmless habit of having a drink with no drugs and have a peaceful and respectful place to do that in. More importantly take care of yourself if you have had to let go of a controlling and manipulative relationship. Spending time alon in beautiful quite places as well is good for your soul. Again fresh air for your mental health and peace.
Great insight, and you are very articulate and easy to listen to.
Keep up the great work, you earned another new listener
Btw - Is this your first channel?... Seems like you're a pro at making, editing, and speaking in this video
Thank you so much. That means a lot. This is not my first channel on UA-cam because I had a podcast channel before. This is my first attempt at a proper UA-cam channel though!
My podcast backlog is linked in the description if you want to see some stuff I had done in the past but none of it is produced like this stuff I’m making now.
I went to school for video production though so my background definitely has lent me a hand in the production value. I’ve spent many years learning different aspects of photography/videography and investing in equipment. You could say this is 10 years in the making 😂
@KDTV Ahhh, it makes sense that you are a professional videographer!
Your schooling definitely has paid off, and judging by this video, I'm sure you're going to be very successful on here.
You've clearly got all the skills and tools, and also a likable appearance.
I think the algorithms are already helping promote you since you popped in my feed.
Your video stood out to me firstly as I'm very highly considering quitting herb, and I am also planning on starting a youtube channel with the intention of making income, and having done a bit of research I noticed your video showcased a strong production and well-thought out script, thumbnail, title etc
Perhaps consider making a video(s) that show exactly how and what programs you use to make and edit your videos, sites for images and sounds, etc.
I imagine there are more people like me who are eager to start a channel but haven't the experience and education like you!
It's just something to consider if you're looking for more content ideas anyway
Obviously, you have knowledge in that field, and guys like me are looking to learn!
I'm looking forward to watching and seeing your channel blow up from here!
@@whataworld369 wow thank you for those kind words! I never actually have worked as a professional videographer 😂 but that is my educational background. I really appreciate you taking the time check my channel out.
I actually don’t script my videos at all. I’ve always been more of a freestyler so I go in with a topic and some general points I want to make and then I just go off the top from there. It’s a skill I developed doing solo podcasts that now with a little bit of editing down ends up sounding way more prepared than I actually was 😂.
That being said I’m sure I’ll do some projects where I will script it but I like for things to flow out naturally and not sound so rehearsed. I’m glad that the production value is coming through strongly though! This is definitely years of learning various skills and techniques here and there finally being put to the test.
I’ll definitely consider talking about the behind the scenes type stuff eventually. Maybe after I get a little more traction online with my current series of videos. I think you’ll really enjoy my next video I’m editing right now. Be on the lookout for it next week!
GREAT VIDEO, Not everyone will have the same effects cause we are all different. Some have smoked for decades verse some just started trying etc. So many variables. I've even seen a few in this comments section. But I also heard you say a few things I have said before. Like the dreams, focus, etc. I have quit a few times in my life time and some of what you said is spot on. Its just easer for me to use weed verse a dozen other pills. I get stiff muscles from being blown up. So it helps with that and the pain, but comes at a cost like anything else right?!. I have been trying to get cleaner with my use by goin to the wax and edibles. Cause I don't care what you smoke a hundred degree smoke goin in anyone's lungs isn't good for NO ONE! Don't believe me just strike a match and put it to your skin....
Yeah for sure people will react in different ways but I do feel my video covers some of the most common experiences people have. After all I can only really truly speak on my own personal experience of my quitting process.
Please upload more content like this your making a difference over here! I watched you first weed video and subscribed in hope of more motivational videos like this one, i rarely comment on videos but i want to show some appreciation over here from Scotland, pot has been a goal destroyer for me for 2-3 years now and quitting/relapsing has made me lose trust in myself wanting to quit, i need this kind of content, and i'm sure there's loads of people out there that do. The growth alone in your channel is inspirational man, keep it up!
Thank you so much for watching! I got another video that should be inspiring coming next week. It’s not directly related to weed per say but it’s one that is about life direction.
Comments like yours really inspire me to make more. Im glad these videos have helped you in your journey and I hope you continue to keep trying. It’s okay if you misstep, just go right back to stopping as soon as you realize it.
Much like meditation it’s about bringing yourself back to the breath (in this case back to being weed free). Part of the experience is going to be getting back on the wagon. I had taken breaks many times before this one where I finally decided enough was enough.
Even though this is my first time actually trying to quit it permanently, it was not my first time taking extended breaks for the mental reset. Sometimes it takes some practice and a changing of strategy each time we slip up before we figure out what works best for us. Keep it up! You got this!
@@kdtv94 Thank you so much for the time to reply here, I love the analogy here with meditation, i can't quite believe how well i relate to the things you say in your videos, i dare say psychedelics have likened some of our ways of thinking??
Also, I think psychedelics would also be an amazing topic to do some videos on! I'd love to hear what you have gained from past experiences. Although be carefull not to ruin your channels £ making prospects with politically controversial topics, but i do suspect the viewer base with your current subscribers would align nicely.
I remember i started to drift earlier today in my head (thinking of justifications to smoke), then i saw this reply and most recent video and snapped back, relying on you for motivation simply won't be enough, however, still sober 6 more days on! The real test will be being around it in the coming weeks however i have high hopes after your most recent video, we will wait and see hahah
Thanks again if you took the time to read this one :)
@@lewismackinnon5341 Psychedelics are something I will cover eventually but I want to be mindful of the monetization issues that it could present. There will be a time and place for that topic though for sure. I've actually covered it pretty heavily on my podcast channel if you want to check that out. The cosmic perspective podcast. I have it linked in the description of the videos.
Thank you for your videos. It is helping a lot of people out there including myself. I have had such a bad life as a child being abused, I used weed since I was 10 to cope with things. 42 years later I was an addict. I have chose a sober path in life now. I do not need any therapy. I already know I am kind of mentally fucked up, but weed was never my problem solver, it had become just another problem in my life! Stay sober and keep fighting my friend
I smoked for almost 10 years on/off - it ruined my life and I kept lying to myself, telling myself it was helping me when in reality it was just covering all my problems. Never again.
Quitting weed is easy...I've done it a thousand times....
How about quitting it and not returning? I’ve done that. I’ll hit 2 years in a few weeks.
Meditation helps with the dopamine especially the whim hof breathing technique
So I’ve had covid and been ill so not been smoking for 10 days for the first time in four years… all I’ve done is cry… and I realise how sad I really am under the cushion of the weed. I lost the love of my life (she died) and the feelings without the weed are so overwhelming. I keep wondering if I should keep trying not to smoke now I’m recovering from covid… is it worth it? Life is hard enough… I don’t know if I can face it 💔
I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't even imagine what you're going through. At some point you do need to face those feelings and emotions but I recommend doing it with the help of a professional. Grief is a strange thing and it's not a linear journey. Take the time and deal with what you can in the capacity you can handle. Stay strong!
Spot on with the return of dreams and the months it takes to recalibrate dopamine. Much of everything became dull. The thing about seeking therapy, is I was using weed specifically for self medication. Knowing I was avoiding issues
I managed to quit for 3 months after 8 years of heavy use and I ended up relapsing because of the constant sense of impending doom and dread I felt 24/7 ( this started around the 2 month mark) After long and hard introspection I now realize it was a symptom of CPTSD, suppressed emotions coming up because I use weed as an escape and to numb myself from trauma I experienced growing up.
Yes if used as an escape you could end up opening the floodgates. Knowing it’s going to happen can help. Make sure you get the help you need for your CPTSD as I’m sure a professional could really help you cope in healthy ways with it and work through it. It’s hard being a human. Give yourself grace for not being perfect 😉
@@kdtv94 Realizing what's going on and coming to terms with acceptance has already helped a lot.
Before I just thought I had chronic depression and anxiety and I could never make sense of the random rage fits or bouts of immense sadness for no reason. Honestly I don't think I would have ever figured it out if people like you weren't creating content and spreading awareness.
Thank you!
keep going broo for sure u hit 1k and 4k hrs same situaion here haha